Weigh-in Results for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II

By:  Jeff Townsend, Boxing writer
Bayareasportsdrive.com
10-08-10

Weigh-in Results

Here are the results from today’s weigh-in for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II which took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California at 4:00 p.m. PST.  Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II will go down at the same location tomorrow night, Saturday, October 9. 

In the main event of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II, Strikeforce Welterweight Champ Nick Diaz (22-7) of Stockton, California, defends his belt against KJ Noons (9-1) of San Diego, California.  This fight will be a rematch from a fight three years ago when Noons was given the win after the ringside doctor ruled that Diaz could not continue due to a bad cut over his right eye. 

Main Fight Card

• Nick Diaz (22-7) 169 ½  vs  KJ Noons (9-1) 169
  • Diaz looked very focused and intense.  After the pose down for the photographers, Diaz gave Noons a somewhat-friendly slap on his stomach
  • 170 lb. limit;  5 x 5

• Josh Thomson (17-3) 155 ¼  vs  JZ Cavalcante (15-3) 155 ¾ 
  • Both fighters looked very cut, with Cavalcante rocking a six pack.
  • 155 lb. limit;  3 x 5

• Sarah Kaufman (12-0) 134 ¼  vs  Marloes Coenen (17-4) 134
  • Coenen has a big height advantage over Kaufman and is in much better shape.  Coenen had a six pack while Kaufman looked just a little bit flabby.
  • 135 lb. limit;  5 x 5

• Tyron Woodley (7-0) 170 ½  vs  Andre Galvao (5-1) 170 ½
  • Both fighters appeared to be in great shape.  Galvao has a noticeable height advantage
  • 170 lb. limit;   3 x 5

Non-televised Undercard

• James Terry (7-2) 170  vs  David Marshall (8-1) 169 ½
  • Marshall has a big height advantage over Terry
  • 170 lb. limit;  3 x 5

• Ron Keslar (5-2) 180  vs  Josh McDonald (7-4)  179
  • catchweight limit of 180 lb.;  3 x 5

• Jess Bouscal (2-2) 154 ¼  vs  Luis Mendoza (pro debut)  155
  • Mendoza’s multi-color mohawk will make it pretty difficult to forget him, no matter how he fights
  • 155 lb. limit;  3 x 5

CAMO Bay Area Regional Finals

• Steve Dickey (4-1) 239 ½  vs  Justin Willis  271
  • Willis is a possible replacement for Frank Davis who did not weigh in
  • 265 lb.;   3 x 2

• Justin Bronson (2-0) 219 ½  vs  Robert Johnson (2-0) 226
  • 230 lb. limit; 3 x 2

• Jonathan Chaplin (1-1) 183 ¾  vs  Ben Ernest (1-0) 183
  • 185 lb. limit; 3 x 2

• Jared Hess (2-0) 169 ½  vs  Eric Faria (3-0) 168 ¼
  • Not sure how old Faria is but he has a decent amount of gray hair and his body doesn’t look to be in the best of shape
  • 170 lb. limit;  3 x 2

• Alan Francis Perez (1-1) 152  vs  Johnathan Del Rosario (1-0) 156 ½
  • It was announced that Del Rosario had to cut some weight and would be able to weigh in again in a few hours.  It should be noted that Del Rosario already looked very sweaty when he weighed in so he may have been trying to lose weight before the weigh-in took place
  • 155 lb. limit;  3 x 2

• David Blanco (1-0) 144 ¾  vs  Christian Buron (2-1)  142 ¾
  • This is the opening bout of the evening
  • 145 lb. limit; 3 x 2

Fight Details

For those lucky enough to have tickets to Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II, doors open at the HP Pavilion at 4:00 p.m., the prelim fights will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the main fight card taking place beginning at 7 p.m.   Catch Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II on Showtime at Saturday, October 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.    

Key Links

Here is a link to the full Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II card  http://strikeforce.com/events/sanjose.html

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